Use your FLEFF pass for admission, or $9.50 for general admission, $8 for students and seniors. Plan to arrive early, as seating is limited.

About the Film

Siren of the Tropics [La sirène des tropiques] ( Henri Étiévant, Mario Nalpas, Portugal, 1927; 86 , min.) The dazzling, extraordinary, riveting, singer and dancer Josephine Baker stars in this film, the first to feature an African American woman as a star. Baker was born in St. Louis but...

]]>

FLEFF 2011 Checkpoint Not to be Missed:

Saturday, April 16

Siren of the Tropics

7 p.m.

Cinemapolis

Silent Film/Live Music/Performance

Fe Nunn and Friends, jazz

Cynthia Henderson, performance

A Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival Original Commission

Use your FLEFF pass for admission, or $9.50 for general admission, $8 for students and seniors. Plan to arrive early, as seating is limited.

About the Film

Siren of the Tropics [La sirène des tropiques] ( Henri Étiévant, Mario Nalpas, Portugal, 1927; 86 , min.) The dazzling, extraordinary, riveting, singer and dancer Josephine Baker stars in this film, the first to feature an African American woman as a star. Baker was born in St. Louis but...

FLEFF boasts some signature events. Well, maybe not for everyone, but they are the ones that are original commissions. And ones that make us feel priveleged to be programmers.

And one of the biggest treats of FLEFF is writing, producing, inventing spoken word, live music and silent film. And collaborating with long-time FLEFFistas.

NOT TO BE MISSED: Siren of the Tropics (France, 1927), starring the dazzling, incredible, black superstar Josephine Baker. With live music by Fe Nunn and Friends and performance by Cynthia Henderson. If this year is like past FLEFF's, our original commissions of live music for silent film almost always sell-out.

So our advice is simple: get to Cinemapolis early, at least 30 minutes before the screening, get in line, grab some food, and talk cinema to whoever you end up next to.

Enter Cynthia Henderson and Fe...

]]>

Signature Events

FLEFF boasts some signature events. Well, maybe not for everyone, but they are the ones that are original commissions. And ones that make us feel priveleged to be programmers.

And one of the biggest treats of FLEFF is writing, producing, inventing spoken word, live music and silent film. And collaborating with long-time FLEFFistas.

NOT TO BE MISSED: Siren of the Tropics (France, 1927), starring the dazzling, incredible, black superstar Josephine Baker. With live music by Fe Nunn and Friends and performance by Cynthia Henderson. If this year is like past FLEFF's, our original commissions of live music for silent film almost always sell-out.

So our advice is simple: get to Cinemapolis early, at least 30 minutes before the screening, get in line, grab some food, and talk cinema to whoever you end up next to.

FLEFF scored a major coup today, when we received word from her agent, that actor, dancer, and celebrity Josephine Baker would be attending this year's FLEFF. "I've had a long-running interest in FLEFF," declared Ms. Baker, "especially in terms of the festival's expanded definition of 'environment.'"

Ms. Baker was apparently at first quite intrigued that an environmental film festival would screen her classic silent film "Siren of the Tropics." But, upon reflection, she noted that it makes sense "in light of UNESCO's definition of sustainability," which includes references to human rights, gender politics, social justice, and cultural diversity.

She also expressed admiration for the acting skills of Cynthia Henderson ("One of my favorites,") and the jazz performances of

]]>

FLEFF scored a major coup today, when we received word from her agent, that actor, dancer, and celebrity Josephine Baker would be attending this year's FLEFF. "I've had a long-running interest in FLEFF," declared Ms. Baker, "especially in terms of the festival's expanded definition of 'environment.'"

Ms. Baker was apparently at first quite intrigued that an environmental film festival would screen her classic silent film "Siren of the Tropics." But, upon reflection, she noted that it makes sense "in light of UNESCO's definition of sustainability," which includes references to human rights, gender politics, social justice, and cultural diversity.

She also expressed admiration for the acting skills of Cynthia Henderson ("One of my favorites,") and the jazz performances of